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1- They all have a shitty bedside manner, but 2nd opinions are good.

2- Do the cohens diet and prove you can stick to it before you commit to surgery. If you cant stick to it you probably wont be able to stick to the pre-op diet... (whats the cohens diet anyway?)

3- Thats probably the most important question...

4- Very good point!

5- You'll still be the same you, fat or thin, losing weight wont magically make all your other problems go away, thats unrealistic thinking...

6- Comes down to question 5...

In regards to what the others say, and comparing it with your questions, Id suggest you do the cohens diet and prove you can stick with it, THEN come back to thinking about the lapband op.

Afterall, what happens if you sell your house, have the op, and its a failure? You'd be in a worse position than your in now!

Im by no means trying to discourage you, just being realistic here..... you need to prove to yourself you can do it before even CONTEMPLATING selling your house!

Written by Gyps, 10. Apr 2008 04:05 PM

Cate

Who was the surgeon you saw??? It is a very strict diet but can be easily sabotaged so you need to know how not to sagotage it and go to followup with the surgeon to make sure the band is working for you and have it adjusted as required.

Bed manner is important but their ability to fix things/refer you to other surgeons when/if you are having problems with reflux and ulcers - like I was having/had continued to have.

Cost is a big issue - if you have private health insurance it will help but you still have your out of pocket expenses and one thing I didn't know about was the psysiotherapy that you had to have to make sure you didn't get a clot in your body and the special stockings you have to have to stop the clots and the jabs to stop the clots. I can remember the bruises from the jabs. Best thing for me was not to know what they were going to do as I wouldn't have had the surgery - just to know it was done laproscopically and have four or 5 wounds was great.

Cate you need to talk to people who have been through it because they can give you honesty about the procedure. As the doctor for some patients you can talk to. It doesn't help you wanting a person who is netural when you are being told things like your family. I never wanted it but had it done because the family pressure to get slim.

Go Cate!!!

Mrs Studying1

Written by studying1, 10. Apr 2008 04:29 PM

I won't be popular here. If you have an eating problem address that not your stomach. The blow to your self image from having a lap band would be massive. It would be like me not being disallowed to buy cigarettes or alcohol...it wouldn't make me feel good.
Cateblack, if your weight is an issue for you, I am sure you will address it, seems it isn't for you, just a social issue....
Cereal
Salad Sambo
Meat and veges....will get you there..just don't buy crap, don't eat crap......is what I think.

Written by Deleted_User, 10. Apr 2008 05:11 PM

Cate, are you serious about selling your house to pay for this surgery??? Surely not! I hope there is another way. Perhaps you could chat with Mrs Studying as I believe she has had the Lap Band thing done.
Wishing you all the best,
Cheyne

Written by hippiechick, 11. Apr 2008 02:36 AM